Like most other journalists, I have read about the history and politics of the period, but I can’t remember it. Yes, there was a localised strike in Liverpool by gravediggers which meant that there was a short period during which burials were delayed. Yes, we will need a better sense of what that will look like, how it will differ from going backwards and what our new future will look like. Let us be clear – it is that level of ambition that we need from Andy Burnham now. That’s why they want to tell you that Burnham doesn’t represent a brighter future but a return to the past.